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are greenhouse plants in this country, and not difficult to 

 cultivate. C. Immilis is a native of the South of Europe, 

 and is called the Dwarf Fan-Palm ; this is a very pretty 

 species for the greenhouse, as it has fine palmate fronds with 

 spiny stalks ; it will grow in the open air in Europe as far 

 north as Nice ; in the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens a spe- 

 cimen has lived for many years, protected slightly during 

 the frosts of winter. C. Hystrix is called the porcupine, the 

 stalks having long entangled prickles; C. serrulata is the 

 saw-leaved Palm, and C. Palmetto has smooth stems; the 

 three latter are from North America, and bear the green- 

 house. C. excelsa, from Nepaul, Guianensis and gracilis 

 from South America, require the stove. They should have 

 sandy loam, and do best in moist heat. 



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Endogens, with the flowers more or less woolly, the sepals and 

 petals in many cases undistinguishable, and united into a cylin- 

 drical tube. Stamens arising from the sepals and petals, either 

 three and opposite the petals, or six ; anthers bursting inwardly.— 

 Herbaceous plants, with fibrous perennial roots, and permanent, 

 sword-shaped leaves, which are mostly in two ranks. They are 

 natives of many places, and some of the roots are edible. 



